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by Parlox
03 Jun 2020 22:16
Forum: Conlangs
Topic: What did you accomplish today?
Replies: 735
Views: 207277

Re: What did you accomplish today?

Gondolan now has 50 pages of grammar and 140 words! The most recent topic I've been working on are pro-adverbs and modal particles.
by Parlox
02 Jun 2020 04:46
Forum: Translations
Topic: The man sees the woman using the telescope.
Replies: 53
Views: 16604

Re: The man sees the woman using the telescope.

In Gondolan nouns inflect for case, number, and saliency. So you would just mark the noun considered "most important" with a proximative marker and the rest with obviative markers. You would also use the instrumental case in the below sentence. Gënculon tag lanán föynothtogchun. /gøn.su.lo...
by Parlox
01 Jun 2020 01:54
Forum: Conlangs
Topic: (Conlangs) Q&A Thread - Quick questions go here
Replies: 1679
Views: 347635

Re: (Conlangs) Q&A Thread - Quick questions go here

But my point is, there's nothing actually unwieldy about an expression like "he did it a place" or "what reason you do it?" (or "for what you do it?" for that matter). It's just not something English does, but that needn't limit what your conlang does! I mean, just loo...
by Parlox
31 May 2020 23:01
Forum: Conlangs
Topic: (Conlangs) Q&A Thread - Quick questions go here
Replies: 1679
Views: 347635

Re: (Conlangs) Q&A Thread - Quick questions go here

Why does it sound odd to you to say "He did it somewhere", but not "he did it here"? Or "Because of what did you do it?" but not "he did it because of his hope to eat"? Are you sure you're not just being informed by English's idiosyncracies? Regarding the exa...
by Parlox
31 May 2020 21:35
Forum: Conlangs
Topic: (Conlangs) Q&A Thread - Quick questions go here
Replies: 1679
Views: 347635

Re: (Conlangs) Q&A Thread - Quick questions go here

In my main conlang, "Why (did you do it)?" would be Vulpis? , formed by attaching the open-ended question particle pis to the 2nd person past tense verb vul "you saw". Thus it is an idiom, similar to asking "what did you see?" (The literal "what did you see?"...
by Parlox
31 May 2020 20:53
Forum: Conlangs
Topic: (Conlangs) Q&A Thread - Quick questions go here
Replies: 1679
Views: 347635

Re: (Conlangs) Q&A Thread - Quick questions go here

I don't think there are any languages without any adverbs. You can easily replace productive adverbs like 'easily', 'happily' etc. but the grammatical ones are tricky. If they are affixes or clitics, can you say there are no adverbs? Some languages have question verbs. 'Some reason' words grammatic...
by Parlox
31 May 2020 18:55
Forum: Conlangs
Topic: (Conlangs) Q&A Thread - Quick questions go here
Replies: 1679
Views: 347635

Re: (Conlangs) Q&A Thread - Quick questions go here

Hey it's been a while since I've been on.. And I have a quick question. So a conlang I've been working on has no adverbs or adjectives, instead it uses nouns for both of these categories. My question is: What might be a good way to handle pro-adverbs like where/how/therefore/etc? I was thinking of j...
by Parlox
07 Oct 2018 23:18
Forum: Conlangs
Topic: CBB Conlang Relay X
Replies: 142
Views: 125256

Re: CBB Conlang Relay X

I'm sorry, but I have to drop out.. Life has a strange way of getting in the way of conlanging. I apologize for any inconvenience.
by Parlox
04 Oct 2018 16:55
Forum: Conlangs
Topic: CBB Conlang Relay X
Replies: 142
Views: 125256

Re: CBB Conlang Relay X

I've decided not to use Cajun in this relay, it simply isn't developed enough. Could I use Ayuashiqua instead?

I apologize for any inconvenience caused.
by Parlox
26 Sep 2018 18:43
Forum: Conlangs
Topic: CBB Conlang Relay X
Replies: 142
Views: 125256

Re: CBB Conlang Relay X (sign-up open)

I'd like to participate with my conlang, Cajun.
by Parlox
27 Apr 2018 19:38
Forum: Linguistics & Natlangs
Topic: (L&N) Q&A Thread - Quick questions go here [2010-2019]
Replies: 7086
Views: 1317824

Re: (L&N) Q&A Thread - Quick questions go here

Does word order affect the placement of smaller word classes such as articles, demonstratives, numerals, adpositions, and others?
by Parlox
26 Apr 2018 19:27
Forum: Conlangs
Topic: The CBB Conlang Census
Replies: 119
Views: 175784

Re: The CBB Conlang Census

Bàsupan (2017) - agglutinative, largely SOV word order with tri-consonantal roots, complex nominative-ergative alignment, pharyngeal consonants, an extensive comparative system, and a native script. Bàsupan is widely spoken in mainland Bàsupan, and a prestige language of the region surrounding it. ...
by Parlox
24 Apr 2018 04:20
Forum: Conlangs
Topic: What did you accomplish today? [2011–2019]
Replies: 11462
Views: 1631680

Re: What did you accomplish today?

I've done a lot of work with Oddúhath Claire's basic syntax (noun phrases, possession order, dependent clauses, etc). Also I translated a sentence to test it's syntax. But it's mostly an excuse to have fun with the lexicon O malí madd coiniollanmw yen domhan. /ɔ ma.liː mað kɔɪ.nɪɔ.ɬan.mə jɛn dɔm.han/
by Parlox
23 Apr 2018 21:26
Forum: Conlangs
Topic: Random phonology/phonemic inventory thread [2011–2018]
Replies: 5100
Views: 1035767

Re: Random phonology/phonemic inventory thread

/m mʲ m̥ m̥ʲ n̺ n̻ n̺ʲ n̻ʲ n̺̊ n̻̊ n̺̊ʲ n̻̊ʲ ɳ̺ ɳ̻ ɳ̺ʲ ɳ̻ʲ ɳ̺̊ ɳ̻̊ ɳ̺̊ʲ ɳ̻̊ʲ ŋ ŋʲ ŋ̊ ŋ̊ʲ/ m my mh mhy n n' ny ny' nn nn' nny nny' rn rn' rny rny' ng ngy ngh nghy /p pʲ b bʲ t̺ t̻ t̺ʲ t̻ʲ d̺ d̻ d̺ʲ d̻ʲ ʈ̺ ʈ̻ ʈ̺ʲ ʈ̻ʲ ɖ̺ ɖ̻ ɖ̺ʲ ɖ̻ʲ kʲ g gʲ/ p py b by t t' ty ty' d d' dy dy' rt rt' rty rty' rd rd' rdy r...
by Parlox
23 Apr 2018 18:40
Forum: Conlangs
Topic: Oddúhath Claire Scratchpad
Replies: 0
Views: 5805

Oddúhath Claire Scratchpad

Oddúhath Claire is something like my 4th attempt to fuse the Celtic languages (particularly Welsh, and Irish), and the Semitic languages (Arabic, Aramaic). I'll be posting whatever I come up with here (or at least, for a little while). Phonology Phoneme Inventory /m̥ m n̥ n ŋ̊ ŋ/ mh m nh n-nn ngh ng...
by Parlox
21 Apr 2018 05:48
Forum: Conlangs
Topic: Random phonology/phonemic inventory thread [2011–2018]
Replies: 5100
Views: 1035767

Re: Random phonology/phonemic inventory thread

The phoneme inventory of my welsh-arabic inspired conlang, Oddúhath Claire. /m̥ m n̥ n ŋ̊ ŋ/ mh m nh n-nn ngh ng /p b pˤ bˤ t d tˤ dˤ k g kˤ gˤ q/ p b ph bh t d tt dh g-c gh gg ggh k /s sˤ ʃ ʃˤ/ s z sh zh /w f v fˤ vˤ θ ð θˤ ðˤ r̥ r j x ɣ h/ wh f v fh vh th dd tth ddh rh r y ch gc h /l ll/ l ll /ɪ i...
by Parlox
13 Apr 2018 18:05
Forum: Conlangs
Topic: Conlang Magazine Collab
Replies: 27
Views: 6239

Re: Conlang Magazine Collab

I don't have much of my article done yet (Because I thought we were starting at phase 2), so I likely won't be able to contribute anything substantial.
by Parlox
26 Mar 2018 21:15
Forum: Conlangs
Topic: Random phonology/phonemic inventory thread [2011–2018]
Replies: 5100
Views: 1035767

Re: Random phonology/phonemic inventory thread

Consonants for something still in its earliest conception: /m n ŋ/ /m̥ n̥ ŋ̊/ /ᵐb ⁿd ⁿd͡ɮ ᵑɡ/ /p t k/ /ʰp ʰt ʰk/ /ɸ θ ɬ h/ /l j/ To be served with 5 to 7 vowels and their manifold diphthongoid spawn. I love it! Could I use a modified version? (I would be adding more nasals and removing the preaspir...
by Parlox
23 Mar 2018 23:30
Forum: Beginners' Corner
Topic: The Kovur and Language
Replies: 2
Views: 4625

Re: The Kovur and Language

Wolves would have a lot of trouble with bilabials. And dentals don't seem feasible to me(sharp teeth + tongue?). Vowels might be pretty different.

Take my ideas with a grain of salt, i know very little about wolf anatomy.
by Parlox
22 Mar 2018 23:21
Forum: Translations
Topic: I was walking in the forest...
Replies: 66
Views: 35287

Re: I was walking in the forest...

:con: Bàsupan

Bvam no vuqīkunah al-qaknauhas thqubu shabatusim.
walk-INDIC.PRES.1ST.SING DEF.FEM forest-NEU.LOC.SING ADV.CLAU-branch-NEU.ERG.SING head-NEU.NOM.SING fall-INDIC.PAST.1ST.SING
I was walking in the forest when a branch fell on my head.